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That's not comparable at all. McDonald's basically sold an unsafe food, so they were liable. Food companies, restaurants, etc. are held to a certain standard for what they service.
Other than being inaccurate (every map ever made is inaccurate), can you explain how Google is responsible for a driver's skill or ability to pay attention to where they are going?
There have been some wild cases of people using in-car navigation and driving off dead ends, into water, etc. We laugh and call them idiots. What else can you do?